Basic Set of characters needed in a Non-Roman fontNRSI team, 2010-12-09Some people have asked what a basic character set for a Non-Roman font should include (besides the Non-Roman characters). The chart on this page is our recommendation for a basic set of characters. It includes the union of Windows CP1252 and Mac-Roman.

Problems of diacritic design for Latin script text facesJ. Victor Gaultney, 2002-01-01Early in the development of the Latin script, special marks, separate in nature from the basic letters, began to be used. Since the innovation of movable type, these diacritics, or accents, have been a special challenge for the type designer.